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Haunted Montreal Blog #132 – Montreal’s Haunted Steamship

Built in Montreal in 1865, Relief was a 65-ton steamer. Its mission was to transport raw lumber from Ottawa to Burlington, Vermont by towing the logs on barges or scows. The journey took about a week to 10 days and involved a precipitous journey, involving rivers, canals, locks, rapids, American customs, and finally Lake Champlain. The voyage also involved a passage through the Lachine Canal in Montreal, with a stop at St. Gabriel’s lock in the notorious neighborhood of Griffintown.

Haunted Montreal Blog #132 – Update on Maison Pierre du Calvet

We asked a security guard about the ghosts in the building, and he assured us they were all gone. When asked if anyone had done an exorcism, he said no. In fact, the guard was adamant that Maison Pierre du Calvet was no longer haunted. He seemed annoyed at our line of questioning, so we departed. The following day another guard was present who seemed more accommodating...

Haunted Montreal Blog #129 – Update on The Black Rock

In March 2018, Haunted Montreal first wrote about The Black Rock, a 30-ton granite boulder that marks the site of the city’s second mass grave for Irish Famine victims. Located in an industrial area on Bridge Street, the cemetery has been desecrated repeatedly since 1847. Over the years, companies have used it as a garbage dump, laid railroad tracks across it and surrounded it with a highway. Needless to say, all of the desecration has resulted in paranormal activity at the cemetery. Ghosts are allegedly haunting both the cemetery and the REM train system.

Haunted Montreal Blog #127 – Update on The Phantom Calèche

In September, 2018, Haunted Montreal first reported on The Phantom Calèche, one of the city’s most dangerous and sinister hauntings. Described as a horse-drawn carriage that took unsuspecting visitors to the netherworld, it was able to blend into the urban fabric because calèche rides were a major part of the tourism industry in Old Montreal. However, former Mayor Valerie Plante banished all horses in the City of Montreal in 2020. While some say animal rights activists prompted this decision, others believe it was to try and get rid of the phantom carriage once and for all.

Haunted Montreal Blog #126 – Montreal Art Center and Museum

Nestled among the new condo towers in western Griffintown, the Montreal Art Center and Museum stands out like a rare gem. It occupies the former 1879 Caledonian Iron Works factory, a Victorian-era company that produced engine parts for ships and trains, turbines and other complex metalworks. Today, the Montreal Art Center and Museum is considered as one of the most historical - and haunted - buildings in Griffintown.

Haunted Montreal Blog #125 – Update on the Dow Brewery

The abandoned Dow Brewery is in the process of being repurposed into a new campus pavilion by the École Technologie Superieure. Once the contamination and interior machinery are removed, the plan is to demolish several buildings of the old brewery. Architectural designs suggest some buildings will be preserved and repurposed whereas others will be destroyed to make way for the new campus. Because there have been breweries onsite since the early 1800s, many of the existing buildings have historical value – and ghost stories.

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